Charilaos Kolokotronis

Charilaos Kolokotronis (1788— ) was a Greek general who commanded the Army of Epirus during the Greek Liberation of Crete. He was considered to be an able commander despite being involved in a corruption scandal after the Greek War of Independence, in which he fought against the Ottoman Empire. In 1839, he lead the Greek land forces in occupying Crete in the war with Ottoman Egypt. The island was successfully occupied and held for several months before Egypt capitulated, with him and Admiral Augustinos Kondylis being credited for the liberation.